Impact of participation in a surgical site infection surveillance network: results from a large international cohort study

Abbas, Mohamed; De Kraker, Marlieke; Aghayev, E; Astagneau, P; Aupee, M; Behnke, M; Bull, A; Choi, H J; de Greeff, S C; Elgohari, S; Gastmeier, P; Harrison, W; Koek, M B G; Lamagni, T; Limon, E; Løwer, H L; Lyytikäinen, O; Marimuthu, K; Marquess, J; McCann, R; Prantner, I; Presterl, E; Pujol, M; Reilly, J; Roberts, C; Segagni Lusignani, L; Si, D; Szilágyi, E; Tanguy, J; Tempone, S; Troillet, N; Worth, L J; Pittet, Didier; Harbarth, Stéphan Juergen

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2018.12.003

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English

Impact of participation in a surgical site infection surveillance network: results from a large international cohort study

Published inJournal of Hospital Infection, vol. 102, no. 3, p. 267-276

Publication date2019

Abstract

Surveillance of surgical site infections (SSIs) is a core component of effective infection control practices, though its impact has not been quantified on a large scale.

Keywords

Epidemiology
Healthcare-associated infection
Infection control
Surgical site infection
Surveillance
Surveillance networks

UNIGE affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

UNIGE research groups

Staphylocoques dorés résistants à la méthicilline et hygiène hospitalière (330)

Citation (ISO format)

ABBAS, Mohamed et al. Impact of participation in a surgical site infection surveillance network: results from a large international cohort study. In: Journal of Hospital Infection, 2019, vol. 102, n° 3, p. 267–276. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.12.003

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PID : unige:136337
DOI : 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.12.003
PMID : 30529703

Additional URL for this publicationhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195670118306807

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Impact of participation in a surgical site infection surveillance network: results from a large international cohort study

Surveillance of surgical site infections (SSIs) is a core component of effective infection control practices, though its impact has not been quantified on a large scale.

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